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User type: Staff

Date posted: 3d

Harm and Postpartum OCD: What an OCD therapist wants you to know

As the Lindsay Clancy case continues to receive national attention, references to “intrusive thoughts” have caused understandable fear and confusion for people living with harm OCD, postpartum OCD, and other mental health conditions. For someone already terrified by unwanted thoughts or images of harming a person they love, seeing those same words associated with an unthinkable tragedy can reinforce one of OCD’s most painful fears: What if having the thought means I could actually act on it? Tracie Ibrahim has lived with harm OCD for more than 40 years, experienced postpartum OCD after the birth of her third child, and spent decades treating OCD as a therapist. She explains why intrusive thoughts are not intentions or predictions of behavior, and why it is critical not to conflate OCD with the different symptoms and diagnoses discussed in the Clancy case. Tracie is here to clear up all the misinformation spreading. Watch Tracie's response here: https://youtu.be/4dT6CfA4ta8

apaine2642

Date posted: 3d

Thank you. I’m currently experiencing a flare up because of this case and I appreciate yall so much.

CaseyLF

Date posted: 3d

@apaine2642 I have been experiencing this as well, it’s been so terrible. Just wanted you to know you are not alone!

@looenn🙏

Date posted: 2d

@apaine2642 My situation is worsening because of this, can’t image what I felt mentally and physically when I woke up and the first thing I saw in the second was this…… uhhhh

alyssa90

Date posted: Yesterday

@CaseyLF Me too, it’s awful, trying to stay strong

Anonymous

Date posted: 8h

@apaine2642 I am also experiencing a flare up because of this case - you are not alone.

savraine

Date posted: 7h

I haven’t even watched this video yet but just from reading this post i’m almost in tears. I can’t express how grateful I am to have come across this and to have this resource at my fingertips. This is exactly what I have been struggling with so much recently. This case has been heavy on my heart and my mind lately, coupled with my newfound harm ocd and postpartum ocd that I believe stems from cptsd, I have been really a shell of myself lately. I cannot wait to watch this video. Thank you thank you thank you

Lizzy86

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2d

I think it’s amazing you address critical pieces in the media. This is going to help so many people.

alyssa90

Date posted: Yesterday

Yes this made me go into a spiral after 3 years of hardly any symptoms. Lord let me get through this rough patch 🙏🏼❤️

Robyn🪴🧘🏻‍♀️🧠

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 13h

@alyssa90 You are not alone. It’s been a while since I have had a significant flare up. I’m actually starting school on Monday for clinical mental health counseling and this case triggered me tremendously. We can do this! Stay strong.

alyssa90

Date posted: 12h

@Robyn🪴🧘🏻‍♀️🧠 Yes I’m in my last school year for family np after taking the summer off and this happens! Worried how I can finish now with this ocd crap coming at me so hard.

Robyn🪴🧘🏻‍♀️🧠

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 12h

@alyssa90 Show OCD how insignificant it is by pressing forward and doing what you value! You got this!!

alyssa90

Date posted: 12h

@Robyn🪴🧘🏻‍♀️🧠 Thank you! You too ❤️

alan87

Date posted: 2d

I don’t know anything about this case, but I think I can put two and two together. And I don’t plan on looking it up either. Thanks for the insight here Tracie! I’ve struggled with intrusive thoughts with the harm theme.

KETOD

Date posted: 2d

This was a great video! Thank you so much.

Anonymous

Date posted: 9h

I'm having an awful flare up due to this. Thank you so much!

Anonymous

Date posted: 4h

Me too. I was responsible for advocating for a loved one in psychosis. The public response to this case and the Reiner case makes me feel hopeless at best.

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